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American Match

           Cowperwoodwouldbepromisedsalvation—"saved"onconditionthatheshouldleaveChicagoforever.Therewerethosewhowouldtakeoverhispropertyintheinterestofthecityanduprightgovernmentandadministeritaccordingly.

           Unfortunately,atthisverytimeMessrs.Hand,Schryhart,andArneelwerethemselvesconcernedinalittleventuretowhichthethreatenedsilveragitationcouldbodenothingbutill.Thisconcernedsosimpleathingasmatches,acommoditywhichatthistime,alongwithmanyothers,hadbeentrustifiedandwasyieldingafineprofit."AmericanMatch"wasastockwhichwasalreadylistedoneveryexchangeandwhichwassellingsteadilyaroundonehundredandtwenty.

           ThegeniuseswhohadfirstplannedacombinationofallmatchconcernsandamonopolyofthetradeinAmericaweretwomen,Messrs.HullandStackpolebankersandbrokers,primarily.Mr.PhineasHullwasasmall,ferret-like,calculatingmanwithasparsegrowthofdusty-brownhairandaneyelid,therightone,whichwaspartiallyparalyzedanddroopedheavily,givinghimacharacterfulandyetattimesasinisterexpression.

           Hispartner,Mr.BenoniStackpole,hadbeenonceastage-driverinArkansas,andlaterahorse-trader.Hewasamanofgreatforceandcalculationlarge,oleaginous,politic,andcourageous.WithouttheultimatebraincapacityofsuchmenasArneel,Hand,andMerrill,hewas,nevertheless,resourcefulandable.

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